Larkin, Price and Blumenkrantz Set for Friends with Benefits 5 July 28

By Adam Hetrick
01 Jul 2008

Cast members from Gypsy, The Little Mermaid and Grease will take part in the fifth installment of the BC/EFA fundraiser Friends with Benefits on July 28.

MAC Award winner and Metropolitan Room headliner Amy Wolk (Different for Girls) and Gerard Salvador (Mamma Mia!) created and produce the event that will place at 9:45 PM at the Metropolitan Room.

Currently scheduled to appear are Gypsy cast members Leigh Ann Larkin and Matty Price, composer Jeff Blumenkrantz, Cathryn Basile (The Little Mermaid), Adam Jacobs (Les Miserables), Pearl Sun (Walmartopia), Kirsten Wyatt (Grease), six-time MAC Award winner Natalie Douglas and Josh Scheer.

Avenue Q's Mark Hartman serves as musical director for the concert.

The Metropolitan Room is located in Manhattan at 34 West 22nd Street. There is a $20 cover charge and a two-drink minimum; call (212) 206-0440 for reservations.

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